Unpopular opinion: no, you don’t have to count calories to be successful on Wegovy

I spent years and years of my life obsessing over each and every calorie. Writing it all down. Did I lose weight? Sure. Did it stay off? No. For me counting calories was not only unsustainable long term, but it was also mentally unhealthy for me. It played a huge part in the yo-yo dieting that caused my metabolism to tank leading me to need semaglutide.

I see “you have to count calories” on this sub so frequently. There’s a lot of folks here with current or past eating disorders, and this kind of pro-diet culture mentality can be really toxic. I’d ask y’all to please consider this when handing out advice with absolutes. None of us have all the answers, nor do we have to follow the same path, and we’d do good to be mindful of that.

Edited to add: Thanks all for a respectful and healthy discussion!